The disadvantage of the Agile Testing Methodology

The disadvantage of the Agile Testing Methodology

Even though the agile testing methodology is robust in testing the proposed workflow, the methodology may have various disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is potential poor resource planning. One of the underlying facts of this method is that the team may not have a clear picture of the end result. This brings a challenge of predicting the accurate efforts such as resources, time, and cost. The other possible disadvantage is fragmented output (O’Regan, 2019). Even though incremental delivery can be helpful in bringing results faster, the output can be fragmented since each team works on components in different cycles. The next disadvantage is difficult measurement. Agile gives results in increments which make the process of tracking difficult and complicated. In addition, it may be a challenge to see the key performance indicators at the start of the project.

Other Methods that can be used to Test Changes

As already discussed, the agile testing methodology will be used in the testing phase of the new information workflow. However, there are other strategies that could work in testing changes. For example, functional testing can be key in this case (O’Regan, 2019). Functional testing entails testing the new workflow against the facility requirement of better management of the patients who test positive for covid-19. This testing cuts across all the test types that are designed to ensure that every part of the whole process functions or behaves as expected. Such functions are evaluated using cases offered by the design team as a benchmark. Therefore, for this project, various functional testing processes can be undertaken including, acceptance testing, system testing, integration testing, and unit testing.

Evidence-Based Plan Development/Recommendation

It is prudent to use evidence-based strategies for testing the workflow as such strategies have been proven and tested. The agile testing methodology which has been suggested for this project is indeed an evidence-based strategy as it has been applied in various projects. Traditionally, software and information flow development and testing methodologies operate on the assumption that the requirements are constant from the start of the project to the end of the project (O’Regan, 2019). However, with an increase in research outputs, it is more evident complexities usually arise, leading to numerous evolution and changes in the requirements. This is where the agile methodology comes in as it entails incremental and rapid cycles where the interaction among the developers, testers, and the uses are emphasized and not the tools and processes. In addition, this methodology was chosen as it is the best to use when responding to change. The existing information workflow has been shown to have flaws that need to be corrected through various adjustments for better functionality. Therefore, the agile methodology takes center stage to respond to such projected changes of increasing information exchange between clinicians and nurses as they provide technical support and response to escalations and introduce triage and registration before confirming COVID-19.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the testing phase is key in any project development life cycle; therefore, a comprehensive test plan is key. Therefore, this write-up has addressed various aspects of the test plan. While the scope of the test plan is to test the two newly introduced steps, which are to be integrated into the workflow, the planned schedule has been projected to take eighty hours, and hopefully, the time will be sufficient. In addition, the project deliverables have been identified and divided into three types. While some of the deliverables are expected before the testing phase, some are expected during the testing phase, while the rest are expected after the completion of the testing cycle. The write-up has also explored various resources required to successfully complete the project, risk and contingency plans, and the appropriate methodologies.

References

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